2022 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four explained

Event:	Women's coxless four
Championship:	2022 World Rowing Championships
Dates:	19 September – 24 September
Venue:	Labe aréna
Location:	Račice, Czech Republic
Competitors:	52
Nations:	13
Win Value:	6:26.40
Gold:	Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Samantha Redgrave Rebecca Shorten
Gold Nation:	GBR
Silver:	Marloes Oldenburg Benthe Boonstra Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins
Silver Nation:	NED
Bronze:	Lucy Stephan Katrina Werry Bronwyn Cox Annabelle McIntyre
Bronze Nation:	AUS
Prev:	2019
Next:	2023

The women's coxless four competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Monday 19 September 2022	11:41	Heats
Tuesday 20 September 2022	11:51	Repechage
Thursday 22 September 2022	11:45	Semifinals A/B
Saturday 24 September 2022	12:20	Final B
	style=background:lemonchiffon	14:39	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final A

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals A/B. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.^[2]

Heat 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Samantha Redgrave Rebecca Shorten		6:29.44	SA/B
2	Marloes Oldenburg Benthe Boonstra Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins		6:31.75	SA/B
3	Julie Poulsen Marie Johannesen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Astrid Steensberg		6:33.39	SA/B
4	Emma Cornelis Adele Brosse Julie Voirin Maya Cornut		6:37.01	R
5	Victoria Opitz Teal Cohen Erin Boxberger Allyson Baker		6:39.60	R

Heat 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Aifric Keogh Eimear Lambe Fiona Murtagh Emily Hegarty		6:27.59	SA/B
2	Mădălina Bereș Amalia Bereș Magdalena Rusu Roxana Anghel		6:29.04	SA/B
3	Aisha Rocek Giorgia Pelacchi Laura Meriano Chiara Ondoli		6:36.37	SA/B
4	Claire Brillon Cassidy Deane Karen Lefsrud Rebecca Zimmerman		6:45.82	R

Heat 3

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Lucy Stephan Katrina Werry Bronwyn Cox Annabelle McIntyre		6:30.12	SA/B
2	Zhang Shuxian Liu Xiaoxin Wang Zifeng Xu Xingye		6:35.38	SA/B
3	Weronika Kazmierczak Olga Michałkiewicz Barbara Jechorek Zuzanna Lesner		6:32.76	SA/B
4	Catherine Layburn Davina Waddy Beth Ross Phoebe Spoors		6:36.40	R

Repechage

The three fastest boats advanced to the semifinals A/B.^[3]

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Catherine Layburn Davina Waddy Beth Ross Phoebe Spoors		6:38.08	SA/B
2	Emma Cornelis Adele Brosse Julie Voirin Maya Cornut		6:40.72	SA/B
3	Victoria Opitz Teal Cohen Erin Boxberger Allyson Baker		6:42.00	SA/B
4	Claire Brillon Cassidy Deane Karen Lefsrud Rebecca Zimmerman		6:45.21

Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final. ^[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Samantha Redgrave Rebecca Shorten		6:38.89	FA
2	Aifric Keogh Eimear Lambe Fiona Murtagh Emily Hegarty		6:40.85	FA
3	Zhang Shuxian Liu Xiaoxin Wang Zifeng Xu Xingye		6:43.74	FA
4	Catherine Layburn Davina Waddy Beth Ross Phoebe Spoors		6:46.07	FB
5	Aisha Rocek Giorgia Pelacchi Laura Meriano Chiara Ondoli		6:49.37	FB
6	Victoria Opitz Teal Cohen Erin Boxberger Allyson Baker		6:52.81	FB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Marloes Oldenburg Benthe Boonstra Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins		6:44.10	FA
2	Mădălina Bereș Amalia Bereș Magdalena Rusu Roxana Anghel		6:46.14	FA
3	Lucy Stephan Katrina Werry Bronwyn Cox Annabelle McIntyre		6:46.44	FA
4	Julie Poulsen Marie Johannesen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Astrid Steensberg		6:48.55	FB
5	Weronika Kazmierczak Olga Michałkiewicz Barbara Jechorek Zuzanna Lesner		6:57.45	FB
6	Emma Cornelis Adele Brosse Julie Voirin Maya Cornut		7:03.91	FB

Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals^[5]

Final B

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Julie Poulsen Marie Johannesen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Astrid Steensberg		6:39.48	7
2	Catherine Layburn Davina Waddy Beth Ross Phoebe Spoors		6:42.55	8
3	Aisha Rocek Giorgia Pelacchi Laura Meriano Chiara Ondoli		6:43.08	9
4	Emma Cornelis Adele Brosse Julie Voirin Maya Cornut		6:47.87	10
5	Weronika Kazmierczak Olga Michałkiewicz Barbara Jechorek Zuzanna Lesner		6:50.44	11
6	Victoria Opitz Teal Cohen Erin Boxberger Allyson Baker		6:51.82	12

Final A

^[6]

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
	Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Samantha Redgrave Rebecca Shorten		6:26.40
	Marloes Oldenburg Benthe Boonstra Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins		6:28.62
	Lucy Stephan Katrina Werry Bronwyn Cox Annabelle McIntyre		6:29.29
4	Mădălina Bereș Amalia Bereș Magdalena Rusu Roxana Anghel		6:31.48
5	Zhang Shuxian Liu Xiaoxin Wang Zifeng Xu Xingye		6:32.22
6	Aifric Keogh Eimear Lambe Fiona Murtagh Emily Hegarty		6:34.72

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS Schedule By Event. World Rowing. 18 September 2022.
2. Web site: Results Summary by Event Women's Four – Heat. World Rowing. 19 September 2022.
3. Web site: Results Summary by Event Women's Four – Repechage. World Rowing. 20 September 2022.
4. Web site: Results Summary by Event Women's Four – Semifinals. World Rowing. 22 September 2022.
5. Web site: Results Summary by Event Women's Four – Finals. World Rowing. 24 September 2022.
6. Web site: Results Women's Four – Final A. World Rowing. 24 September 2022.